Craig Daily Press / David Pressgrove

David Pressgrove grew up in Baldwin City, Kansas. He came to Craig in 2002 after graduating from Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, Michigan) with a B.A. in business marketing and a minor in journalism. He worked as the Craig Daily Press sports editor from 2002 to Aug. 2006. In August he became the full-time area director for Moffat County Young Life. He spends his free time running, watching movies with his wife, Jennifer, and hanging out with Young Lifers. In his spare time he assists the Craig Daily Press in reporting the news that matters to you.

Recent stories

Craig youth basketball team faces off against Hayden, wins 30-12: By David Pressgrove; November 13, 2009; Kody Fief’s height and Korten Hathhorn’s speed led the Craig Hoosiers to a 30-12 win Thursday night against Hayden in Craig Parks and Recreation youth basketball.
David Pressgrove: Heartwarming letters from camp: By David Pressgrove; November 13, 2009; When somebody asks me, “So what do you do?” I typically explain that my job, in a nutshell, is to hang out with teenagers. That usually doesn’t help clear up the question. The asker might not tell me, but I can see that in their head they’re thinking, “That’s a job?”
Maybell Heritage Day and Great American Horse Drive bring out region’s Western flavor: By David Pressgrove; May 11, 2009; The Sombrero Ranch Great American Horse Drive has been a long-standing tradition, but the activities in Maybell are starting to grow into their own tradition.
David Pressgrove: Taking the space to say ‘thank you’: By David Pressgrove; May 8, 2009; No theology for me this time around in the faith column. I want to take this space to simply say “thank you.”
Usual suspects step up at Tiger Invitational: By David Pressgrove; May 4, 2009; It was only a matter time before Erin Urbanoski regained the top spot in Class 4A in the long jump. At least that’s what she thought.
Bears sweep season finale, 9-4, 11-6: 1st home runs not enough for Bulldogs against Rifle; By David Pressgrove; April 29, 2009; Erik Leonard picked a good time to crank his first home run of the season. It was the seniors last time to play at his home field, and it was the team’s first long ball of the season.
Bulldogs girls, boys track teams win 12 events combined at home: By David Pressgrove; April 25, 2009; It happened so fast, Megan Knez didn’t get to think about it, but when she crossed the finish line in first place, it was the first and the last time she would do that at her home track.
MCHS girls golf team places 4th out of 7 at Rifle Creek on Monday: By David Pressgrove; April 22, 2009; Another tournament and similar results for the Moffat County High School girls golf team.
Girls soccer has something worth celebrating: Moffat County loses, 5-1, but has strong 2nd-half showing; By David Pressgrove; April 21, 2009; Kat Thompson was out of breath, but it was a good out of breath. “I ran out of breath I screamed so long,” she said. The freshman on the Moffat County High School girls soccer team let out a celebration yelp after scoring a goal against Battle Mountain on Monday at Woodbury Park.
MCHS boys swimmers head to Denver for swim meet today: By David Pressgrove; April 17, 2009; Halfway through practice Thursday, John Kirk and Charlie Griffiths were pushing each other through repeats. This has become a common scene at Moffat County High School boys swim practices this year.

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Recent photos

The Moffat County High School boys and girls varsity cross-country team is front row from left, Alfredo Lebron and Kelly Ciesco, middle row from left, Matt Hulstine, Jarred Blevins, Chris Zirkle, Rene Molina, Corey Wojtkiewicz and Alex McCoy, back row from left, Nike Cleverly, Bailey Hellander, Jaycee McCoy, Eryn Leonard, Sassy Murray, Rose Howe and Maddy Jourgensen. The boys team finished first at regionals, while the girls placed second.

Moffat County's Chris Zirkle, right, breaks away from the pack during Saturday's regional meet in Aspen. Zirkle finished first overall.

Bailey Hellander, a Moffat County High School freshman, runs during the Oct. 10 Chris Severy Invitational in Aspen. Hellander finished with a time of 24:20.

Alex McCoy keeps pace during the Oct. 10 Chris Severy Invitational cross-country meet in Aspen. McCoy was one of the Moffat County High School boys varsity cross-country team's top performers, finishing eighth with a time of 19:22.